Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

[ODogg]

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Thoughts on this? Good price at $350 - I'm just not sure about the size for 1440p.

http://www.microcenter.com/product/4...ng_LED_Monitor



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I was thinking about that one but I decided I wanted an IPS but aside from that it's a good monitor from all my research.

[SoMiss2000]

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I was thinking about that one but I decided I wanted an IPS but aside from that it's a good monitor from all my research.

Yeah I bought that one and returned it. Didn't help that I had another 1440p 60hz IPS display next to it.


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[ODogg]

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Yeah I bought that one and returned it. Didn't help that I had another 1440p 60hz IPS display next to it.


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Yeah exactly! I got a laptop from Best Buy to review in their Tech Insider program and it has an IPS on it and I knew that is what I would end up getting because once I saw how good IPS was I just fell in love....

[Phobia]

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I use my IPS for all my casual stuff, surfing web, music, editing pictures, etc. My 144hz TN panel is where I do my gaming, just because the seek time on the IPS is 5ms where the TN is 1ms. Now does it make much of a difference, no, but the IPS will get a slight amount of blur from ghosting and the TN is crystal clear even with fast movements.

[ODogg]

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I use my IPS for all my casual stuff, surfing web, music, editing pictures, etc. My 144hz TN panel is where I do my gaming, just because the seek time on the IPS is 5ms where the TN is 1ms. Now does it make much of a difference, no, but the IPS will get a slight amount of blur from ghosting and the TN is crystal clear even with fast movements.

I have read a lot of reviews and the G-Sync and high Hz is supposed to correct that, are you using G-Sync via Displayport? What monitor do you have (IPS)??

[DocHolliday]

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I went with a G sync and it’s pretty amazing. Googling it helped. A lot of positive impressions about it.


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[TheShizNo1]

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Just blindly got this:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/cyberpowerpc-gamer-ultra-desktop-amd-fx-series-8gb-memory-amd-radeon-rx-560-1tb-hard-drive-black/6225212.p?skuId=6225212

Figured at worst it'd be a good learning experience for my first one.

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[Gerg04]

Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

I am seeing quite a few 1080 deals that are right about what I paid for the 1070ti.... sometimes less. I don't usually get buyer's remorse but now I'm kind of second-guessing my decision.


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[ODogg]

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I am seeing quite a few 1080 deals that are right about what I paid for the 1070ti.... sometimes less. I don't usually get buyer's remorse but now I'm kind of second-guessing my decision.


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Yeah but isn't the TI version of a lower card often better than the non-TI version of the higher card??

[Gerg04]

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Yeah but isn't the TI version of a lower card often better than the non-TI version of the higher card??

Not exactly, the 1080 is still more powerful, but the 1070ti is no slouch.

Not enough of a difference to worry about I guess. I just don't like knowing I could have something more powerful, even if marginally, for the same price lol.


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[beau21]

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I have a question out of left field..
Intel NUC Mini PCs.

Could one of these hold up well for gaming?

Looking right now at one of their "gaming" units - the "NUC 7 ENTHUSIAST MINI PC - NUC7I7BNKQ". Specs look like this:

• Base CPU Frequency - 3.5 GHz
• Turbo Boost - 4 GHz
• Graphics - Intel® Iris™ Plus Graphics 650
• Max Memory - 32GB DDR4
• Intel Wifi - 802.11 ac/bgn
• Max Resolution - 4096x2304
• Video Output - Thunderbolt™, HDMI
• Inputs - USB 3.0 (4)

I've never been a PC gamer, but this year's Madden release on PC has me considering getting in to it. Hooking up a rig to my HT and using it to game and also as a HTPC...

[Scott]

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I have a question out of left field..
Intel NUC Mini PCs.

Could one of these hold up well for gaming?

Looking right now at one of their "gaming" units - the "NUC 7 ENTHUSIAST MINI PC - NUC7I7BNKQ". Specs look like this:

• Base CPU Frequency - 3.5 GHz
• Turbo Boost - 4 GHz
• Graphics - Intel® Iris™ Plus Graphics 650
• Max Memory - 32GB DDR4
• Intel Wifi - 802.11 ac/bgn
• Max Resolution - 4096x2304
• Video Output - Thunderbolt™, HDMI
• Inputs - USB 3.0 (4)

I've never been a PC gamer, but this year's Madden release on PC has me considering getting in to it. Hooking up a rig to my HT and using it to game and also as a HTPC...

It's pretty doubtful. I'd do this one instead...

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-omen-by-hp-desktop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060-1tb-hard-drive-brushed-aluminum/5759916.p?skuId=5759916

[beau21]

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It's pretty doubtful. I'd do this one instead...

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-omen...?skuId=5759916

My interest in the NUC units, honestly, is their size.
Like a pocket PC, really. Does a mini-PC unicorn with the chops to run AAA games like Madden, exist?

This would mostly be a HTPC for me, but with a few more AAA sports titles coming out on PC, it'd be a huge bonus if I could occasionally game on it, too.

[TheBleedingRed21]

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Yeah but isn't the TI version of a lower card often better than the non-TI version of the higher card??

Nah, the 1080 is still the better card hands down if the price is the same.

The price gap between the 1080 and 1070ti has narrowed so much than when it first came out, which made sense to get a 1070ti.

But I think for the same price - the 1080 is the easy choice.

A $40+ price difference, the 1070ti is the easy choice.

[Gerg04]

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Nah, the 1080 is still the better card hands down if the price is the same.

The price gap between the 1080 and 1070ti has narrowed so much than when it first came out, which made sense to get a 1070ti.

But I think for the same price - the 1080 is the easy choice.

A $40+ price difference, the 1070ti is the easy choice.

Agreed.

And I may have gotten ahead of myself a little. A lot of the deals I've seen on Reddit were "B" rate inventory or whatever and all had a 1 year warranty or less. That extra 2 years of warranty in and of itself is almost invaluable.


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